Twenty years in private practice as Life Coach & NLP Master Coach

I’ve had a private Life Coaching and Therapy practice (Life Changes) in London for almost twenty years and have thousands of clinical hours under my belt. 

I am an accredited ICF Coach at PCC level. I'm an EMDR therapist and NLP Master Practitioner, I've trained in EFT, Havening, and I'm an accredited trainer of NLP Coaching and Hypnosis. 

Domestic Violence Worker with Refuge

Alongside private practice, I am also qualified domestic violence worker and worked for several years with Refuge, the national charity for domestic violence where I helped countless women flee abuse and turn their lives around.

EMDR qualified therapist 

I am a qualified EMDR therapist. EMDR is effective on anxiety, depression, anxiety, trauma, ptsd, phobias, anxious attachment, anger issues, childhood issues and limiting beliefs, stress, burnout, workaholism and more.

Assisting - EMDR

I've also assisted on the EMDR trainings, module 1-3 with the London EMDR Centre in Hammersmith.

Experienced NLP Life Coach 

I have extensive experience working with individuals who feel stuck in their circumstances and want change. I am experienced dealing with intense situations, high-pressure environments, changes and transitions.

Accredited trainer of NLP Hypnosis and Coaching

I'm an accredited trainer of NLP, Hypnosis, and Coaching, and I’m trained in the Nancy Kline method in Time to Think™ facilitation. I have a passion for creating inspiring and transformative learning environments.

Creator of the Courage Coaching Academy  

I'm the creator of The Courage Coaching Academy a boutique- style coaching schools that provides in-depth fully accredited  ICF and ABNLP accredited training in Life Coaching and NLP.

The past does not define you. No matter how complex your upbringing, or the experiences you've had, you can create a life that makes you happy today.

We all have within us a sense of who we could be with the right therapy or coaching. 

I believe that you are not broken, and you don’t need fixing. 

Irrational behaviours, anxiety, hurt, sadness and depression are all expressions of hidden pain. This doesn't mean something is wrong with you, but it means that you may have been hurt.

Our work together functions to heal that pain from the inside out.

Will power, shaming yourself or CBT will not work.

The reason is that those kinds of methods try to work from the outside in, to force a change in thinking.

But you can't think yourself out of pain, anxiety or sadness. 

With EMDR & IFS we heal the hidden pain giving rise to these symptoms in the first place. 

The result is the problematic behaviours, self-sabotage, sadness and depression spontaneously resolve themselves. 

You get to a place of self-compassion, self-understanding and self-acceptance. 

This fosters a radical new relationship with self. 

From owning two successful businesses in Asia, hitchhiking in Africa at 17, sailing around Malaysia or motorbiking through the Rift Valley, I’ve always had a pioneering spirit and love for adventure and exploring the world.

Art, literature, music and poetry were always very important too.

My interest in the bigger questions such as Who am I? What is the meaning of my life? goes way back.

I studied philosophy, art criticism and critical theory in the form of two Masters of Art; one with Sotheby’s Institute, the second in Arts Criticism from the City University. My academic focus and thesis was on the articulation of trauma in 20th-century poetry and art. 

I came across Life Coaching and NLP in 2006 and I immediately recognised the potential.

I identified with the philosophy and thinking behind it.

You're not a victim of the past. No matter what happened you are so much more. You have the capacity within you to make the changes you desire, to heal and to be happy and fulfilled in the here and now, without the years of therapy.

I qualified as a Life Coach and NLP Master in 2007 and since then I've studied in a number of healing methods, including EMDR, Reiki, IFS, Hypnosis, Havening, EFT and more.

Today my personal practice is in two parts; compassionately resolving past trauma through EMDR, and building an authentic and successful life through Coaching and NLP.

I am passionate about helping others heal their inner wounds and build an authentic life that is a true reflection of all that they are.